By Rich Whittington
It is a well known adage that defense wins football games. This fact was again proved Friday evening, as the Salesian Mustangs needed two over time periods to dispatch the St. Francis Golden Knights 27-20 in the Angelus league opener for both schools.
Scoring was at a premium for the majority of the contest, with the first score coming with 1:03 remaining in the first half. The scoring began when St Francis’ QB Miles Bryant scored on an 11 yard keeper. Matt Bazarevitsch added the PAT, to give the
Golden Knights a 7-0 halftime lead.
It would be almost another full quarter before Salesian would get on the scoreboard. The Mustangs scored for the first time with 2:32 in quarter number three, when
Robbie Blosser found Nicholas Pickett for a 27 yard “catch and run” score. The PAT was added by Christian Renteria. After three quarters of play, the game was tied: 7-7.
St. Francis took the lead in the fourth quarter when Bazarevitsch connected on a 22 yard Field Goal. Salesian answered, taking the lead on an 82 yard TD run by
Deommodore Lenoir, which, after failing to convert the subsequent PAT, gave the Mustangs a three point lead, 13-10. St. Francis tied it with 53 seconds remaining in regulation, as Bazarevitsch converted a second field goal, from 43 yards away.
This duel continued through the first over time period, as the teams traded touchdowns. The score after the first OT was tied: 20-20.
In the second OT period, Salesian scored what would prove to be the winning TD, as Felipe Meza scored on a 10 yard run.
The game featured more that its share of great defensive plays. The teams combined for 11 sacks, 2 interceptions, and one forced fumble. Logging multiple sack efforts were Salesian’s Jeremy Gabler (2), Renteria (2), and
St. Francis’ Anthony Khoshrozeh (2).
- St. Francis QB Miles Bryant 13 of 15 for 127, One TD
- Salesian QB Robbie Blosser 17 of 29 for 182 yards, Two TD’s
- The score at Halftime: St. Francis 7- Salesian 0
- Turnovers: Salesian 2, St. Francis 1
- Penalties: Salesian 8 for 50 yards, St Francis 3 for 35 yards
- The score at the end of Regulation: Salesian 13- St. Francis 13
- St. Francis’ “O” Line: RT-Mathew Barriga, RG-Buster Roebuck,
C- Josh Milner, LG-Jack Welsh, LT-Matt Nixon
- Salesian “O” Line: RT-Juan De La Torre, RG-Leonard Payne,
C-Justin Martinez, LG-Anthony Atkins, LT-David Swaby
- Salesian’s’s next game is 10/16/15. The Mustangs will travel to LA Southwest College to meet the Cathedral Phantoms. Game time is 7:00PM
- St. Francis’ next game is on 10/15/15, as the Lancers will host the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00PM
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